Marquess of Bute, 62, and his socialite daughter, 21, are charged over alleged Tier 4 lockdown breach after travelling to the Scottish island from London
- Reports suggest John Crichton-Stuart, 62, travelled to the Isle of Bute on Sunday
- Peer’s normal residence is in London where mutant strain of Covid-19 was found
- Scottish police have said six others including a 90-year-old woman also charged
The multi-millionaire Marquess of Bute and his socialite daughter have been charged over an alleged breach of coronavirus restrictions.
John Crichton-Stuart, 62, and his daughter Lady Lola were said to have travelled to the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, on Sunday.
Crichton-Stuart, once ranked 616th in the Rich List, has his ancestral house Mount Stuart House there, which can be hired out for £24,000 a wedding.
The Marquess – worth an estimated £125million – also has a cottage on the island.
Previously he also owned Dumfries House in Cumnock, Ayrshire, but sold it to Scotland after a consortium headed by Prince Charles in 2007 for £45million.
The cottage was where Lola, a model who has friends including Sadie Frost, isolated during the pandemic this summer.
Back in April Vogue cover girl Adwoa Aboah, 27, and Ruby Boglione, the youngest daughter of Petersham Nurseries founders Gael and Francesco, was with her. There is no suggestion these two women were present this time.
Six others have also been charged in connection with alleged breaches including a 90-year-old woman.
The Marquess of Bute John Crichton-Stuart has reportedly been charged with
Marquess of Bute’s daughter – 21-year-old Lola – reportedly among those charged with breach
It is claimed that Crichton-Stuart and his daughter Lola travelled following the announcement of a travel ban from Tier 4 London, the Scottish Herald reported.
The Marquess, former F1 driver Johnny Dumfries, has several properties on the island including Mount Stuart House and a family cottage.
The peer’s normal residence is in London, where a mutant strain of coronavirus has been circulating.
London was plunged into Tier 4 with tough restrictions which required the public to stay in their homes except for specific purposes which includes essential shopping and exercise.
The public were told not to travel outside Tier 4 areas from 12.01am on Sunday, and Nicola Sturgeon also announced a ban on travel to Scotland.
The peer’s usual residence is in London which was plunged into Tier 4 after new strain found
People living in the Tier 4 areas in England flocked to train stations on Saturday night to beat the ban.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: ‘Three men aged 32, 62 and 69 years, and four women aged 21, 29, 60 and 90 have been charged in connection with alleged breaches under the coronavirus legislation and will be subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal.’